West EndVancouver

30,785 people live in this neighbourhood in Vancouver. It is one of 29 neighbourhoods of Vancouver.

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Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

30,785

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.9

years · British Columbia’s towns: 48

Postsecondary

77%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

63%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,492 of 2,556

Is West End a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. Housing is expensive (D−). With a B− overall, West End sits #107 of 250 in British Columbia. Nationally, it does better than 46% of Canadian towns. Its standout strength is health (A+). Walkability is a strength too (A+).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁺Health A⁻SchoolsWeakestD⁻Cost of living C⁻Safety

What makes West End stand out

The 3 things West End does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

63% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

80% rent their home

Half of Canadian towns are above 25%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How West End grades

Each subject compares West End with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁺Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →SchoolsBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Stanley Park and 96 more in and around West End

Sights in West End and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

GardenStanley Parkin town

AquariumVancouver Aquariumin town

MuseumMuseum of Vancouver800 m outside town, to the southwest · 78K visitors a year

Big drawMuseumScience World1.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 650K visitors a year

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver500 m outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumRoedde House Museumin town

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Stanley Park: squeakymarmot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vancouver Aquarium: Emancipator at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Science World: Differense, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver: Bobanny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in West End.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in West End than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 44% of household income

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Vancouver metro area

The median home value was $750,000, about level with British Columbia’s towns ($720,000) and above Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 43% of households, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$750,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

West End$750,000

British Columbia$720,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Rent as a share of income	44%	24%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	43%	21%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$750,000	$720,000	$406,000

$2,364

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageWest End’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$2,364 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living11.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $750,000, against the median household income Owners and renters20% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth A⁺

Few places match West End for health: it beats 98% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Vancouver Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

For West End itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. On average 13% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for British Columbia: half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 50%. Across the region, life runs to 83.3 years on average: women 86.5, men 80.2, in 2022/2024.

50%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

West End50%

British Columbia’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	83.3	81.0	81.5
Smokers	7.3%	9%	12%
Very good or excellent health	50%	50%	52%

83.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.3%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWest End’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 86.5, men 80.2 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

West End has milder winters than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of 3.3°C

A normal November brings 245 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 17 days a year, below British Columbia’s towns (60) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A July afternoon in West End typically reaches 23.0°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 14 cm.

23.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter7.6°C

Spring14.1°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Days with frost a year	17	60	159
January night low	3.3°C	0.5°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,537 mm	1,152 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	37 cm	51 cm	141 cm

37 cm

of snow a year

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWest End’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows 3.3°C Rain and snow1,537 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow37 cm of snow a year Weather station1.7 km to the station · Vancouver (Harbour)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour))

SafetySafety C⁻

The police who cover West End record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Vancouver service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 99, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 43.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

93Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202397

202494

202589

2023–2025	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	43.6	31	31.2
Crime Severity Index	93	83	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	99	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

26%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWest End’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety93 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime West End’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is West End safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

SchoolsSchools A⁻

20 of the 42 schools around West End are independent

Of its 31 tested schools, 17 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 5 in the bottom two. Its schools answer to 3 boards. In or within 3 km of West End: 28 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.

42schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
King George Secondary Middle fifth in British ColumbiaIn West EndElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Pattison High School IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
Claren Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in British ColumbiaElementary	Elementary	–	Independent

See all 42 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public22

Independent20

Schools within 3 km	West End	British Columbia	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageWest End’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school42 schools within 3 km · 28 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools Results17 of 31 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in British Columbia Language0 of 42 teach in French · 2% of schools in British Columbia The boardsSD 39 Vancouver Questions“What schools are there in West End?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in West End travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

63%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van34%

Walk34%

Public transit23%

Bicycle6%

Census 2021	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Average trip	29 min	26 min	26 min

$65,000

median household income, 2020

39%

worked from home, May 2021

76%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWest End’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work63% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Who lives here

Children make up only 5.3% of West End, fewer than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

17% of residents are 65 or over, below British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Visible minorities make up 34% of the population, above British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

39.9median age

West EndBritish ColumbiaCanada

British ColumbiaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree4%

Postsecondary qualification77%

Women and men · all residents

48.4% of West End’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 14,890 and men at 15,870; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in West End
	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Under 15	5.3%	14%	16%
15 to 64	78%	64%	64%
65+	17%	21%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	4%	13%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	77%	56%	56%

Full pageWest End’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages39.9 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households19,640 households English and French12% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; British Columbia and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in West End runs from 5°C to 10°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s West Vancouver forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 7°C and a night falls to 3°C. A normal November brings 245 mm of rain and snow.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	8°C	3°C	554 mm
Spring	14°C	7°C	353 mm
Summer	22°C	14°C	158 mm
Autumn	14°C	9°C	473 mm

5°C

a normal November night

245 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageWest End’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest December

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vancouver (Harbour)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Fewer of Vancouver Centre voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 57%, behind 81%

West End is a Vancouver neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.

Full pageWest End’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentHedy Fry Provincial legislatureVancouver-West End

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

West End’s public library is VPL: Joe Fortes Branch

Vancouver Public Library serves the whole of Vancouver, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 742,394 people, West End among them.

Full pageWest End’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library6.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

In West End, 51% of the land is set aside as protected

For a swim, English Bay Beach is the nearest of 76 beaches within 5 km. Cypress Park is the closest provincial park, at 6.2 km. 12 protected areas lie within 10 km. The largest named area nearby is Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, 7,775 ha, 8.7 km away.

6.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

West End6.6%

British Columbia’s towns6.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.6%	6.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	14	4

47 km

to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

6.2 km

to Cypress Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageWest End’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area National & provincial parks47 km to a national park · Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes4 named routes · The Trans Canada Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Earthquakes are West End’s biggest hazard: $0.43 of damage a year per $1,000 of buildings, 14 times the norm

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from City of Vancouver. Of the homes tested for radon, 1.2% were over 200 Bq/m³, below British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Little of the land around West End has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.004% a year. Nobody publishes radon tests for West End alone, so this card uses the figure for the Vancouver health region. West End shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Vancouver.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

West End1.2%

British Columbia’s towns1.8%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.43	$0.36	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	1.2%	1.8%	6.6%

$0.43

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

12 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageWest End’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Earthquakes$0.43 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Radon1.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

History

West End has 2 historic places on the registers, one in the top tier

On the list: a provincial or municipal listing. The oldest dated place, Stanley Park, goes back to 1888. 22% of its homes were built before 1961, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (18%).

2historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Stanley Park 1888
Coastal Church 1919

1888

oldest construction date on the record

22%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	West End	British Columbia	Canada
Homes built before 1961	22%	11%	18%

Full pageWest End’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Stanley Park Older homes22% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does West End have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about West End

15pages on West End

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 93 Housing & costD⁻Homes 11.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻42 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.3 in its region Work & commuteC68% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.9 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

West End’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Davie VillageCoal HarbourGranville Entertainment DistrictYaletownKitsilanoFairviewWest End

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
West End	30,785	—	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Davie Village	16,833	0.7	C⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Coal Harbour	10,407	0.7	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Granville Entertainment District	19,125	1.4	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Yaletown	40,297	1.8	B⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Kitsilano	27,320	2.6	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Fairview	33,969	2.7	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about West End

How old are the people of West End?

The typical resident is 39.9 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 17% of the population and under-15s at 5%.

About West End

Neighbourhood in Vancouver

West End is a neighbourhood of Vancouver, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 30,785 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Census subdivision: 5915022

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).